An Offer, A Counter and An Acceptance

Wednesday night we received word that an offer was made on our house in PA. We countered the offer, and it was accepted. Today we signed the contract and provided that all of the home inspections come back fine, we'll close the middle of August. This, of course, is a huge answer to prayer as it will allow us to get our finances back in order for the time being ... and we won't have to think about paying rent here and a mortgage there anymore! A big "Thank-you" to everyone for your continued prayers about this.

Some other notes of interest:

• My bride had her job interview on this past Tuesday - which went well. There are still a few hurdles that have to be crossed, but we're one step closer.
• The kids are enjoying their loft beds ... they really do conserve the floor space.
• The kids and I have also enjoyed going to the pool several days this week. Jayna is swimming the width of the pool by herself, and Thomas is practicing putting his face in the water each day ... I had to resort to a mild bribe to get him to do this, but whatever it takes to get him more comfortable in the water is worth it.
• I didn't do so well on my Greek test (I don't have the official result yet). While I had the time to study - my study techniques weren't up to their usual caliber this time around. I completely missed two full chapters of vocabulary words, and with so many different paradigms to memorize - I faltered on some of those as well. Today we were given an opportunity to complete a bonus assignment (due in a week and a half) - it will help some, but the points are distributed on a sliding scale ... meaning those doing well in the class (which I was until this test) will receive fewer points than those who haven't been doing quite so well. All that to say ... I'm really looking forward to August 7 when Greek 1 and Greek 2 will be completed (and hopefully passed).
• A tip of the hat goes to one of my wife's aunts who made me a very scrumptious rhubarb pie. My son loves it as well ... I couldn't get my daughter to try it.